arofanatics carnival 2011 - Flowerhorn Online Competition

[dave6238]

arofanatics carnival 2011 – Flowerhorn Online Competition

Organized by Flowerhorn Club Singapore

Rules & Regulations

1. Competition Format & Eligibility
This competition consists of one single “Open Category” and is applicable to all breeds of Flowerhorn that are at least 12cm in total length. It is open to all FHCS members (except the president) and AF members who are residents in Singapore; as well as FHCS members who stay in Southern Malaysia.

2. Entry Procedure
a) Put your fish in a single tank with white light and heater (optional) but without any divider, tankmates and decorative ornaments.

b) Take 2 digital photographs showing the left & right full views of your fish and upload them into your photobucket account. The photographs must be unedited and resized to 640 to 480.

c) Do a video recording of your fish with duration of at least 30sec to 1 minute. Then upload the video into your youtube account.

d) Submit the 2 photographs (linked to photobucket) and video clip (linked to youtube) by PM in AF to dave6238 or by email to dave_ai@hotmail.com together with your name, AF nick, home address, hand-phone number and transaction reference number of your entry fee payment .

e) The fish entered for this competition must be owned by you and not borrowed from someone else. Your fish will be judged based on its attributes and not based on quality of your photographs and video clip.

f) There is no limit to the number of fishes you may enter provided all the materials are submitted on time and entry fees are paid up. No withdrawal of entries and no refund of entry fees will be entertained after submission is accepted by the Organiser.

g) Closing date for entries is 18 July 2011.

3. Entry Fee
$10 per fish for FHCS members and $20 per fish for non-FHCS/AF members. Payment is to be made by transfer of money via ATM or i-banking to the organizer’s bank account – DBS Autosave Account No: 033-001188-1. Please remember to note down the transaction reference number after you have done the transfer.

4. Judging Procedure
a) 3 overseas judges have been appointed to judge the entries and 3 FHCS members have been selected to do the compilation of the scores. The president of the club will serve as the head of jury to ensure that the judging process is carried out smoothly and fairly.

b) There will be 2 rounds of judging. In the 1st round, the judges will rank all the entries in order of merits and the scores will be compiled to derive the Top 10 fishes. The Organizing Committee Officers will then visit the finalists’ homes to verify fish ownership and to take new photographs and video clips of their fishes for the next round of judging. Any participant who refused to let the OC Officers enter his/her home or who are absent during the appointed date and time of visit will be disqualified from the competition and no appeal will be entertained.

c) In the 2nd round of judging, the judges will examine the Top 10 fishes based on the new photographs and video clips taken by the OC Officers and provide their scores for all the fishes. These scores will then be compiled to derive the final results for the competition.

5. Prizes
1st Prize – A trophy, certificate, $100 cash + 2 AF Fun T-Shirts.
2nd Prize – A trophy, certificate, $50 cash + 2 AF Fun T-Shirts.
3rd Prize – A trophy, certificate, $30 cash + 2 AF Fun T-Shirts.
In addition, all the 3 winners will get a credit mention under their nicks in AF for a period of 1 year.

6. Judging Criteria
a) Overall Impression - 15 pts
b) Head Growth - 20 pts
c) Face and Eyes - 5 pts
d) Body Shape - 20 pts
e) Flower Marking - 5 pts
f) Pearls - 10 pts
g) Colours - 10 pts
h) Finnages and Tail - 15 pts
TOTAL - 100 pts

7. Competition Schedule
a) Submission of entries by participants: 4 – 18 July 2011
b) Collation & posting of all entries by organizer: 19 - 21 July 2011
c) 1st round of judging for all entries: 22 – 24 July 2011
d) Officers’ visits to 10 finalists’ homes: 25 - 31 July 2011
e) Collation & posting of Top 10 fishes: 1 – 3 August 2011
f) 2nd round of judging for 10 finalists: 4 – 8 August 2011
g) Pick the Top 3 Winners Contest in AF: 4 - 8 August 2011
g) Final tabulation of scores for Top 10 fishes: 9 - 11 August 2011
h) Announcement of final results in AF: 13 August 2011
i) Distribution of prizes to all winners: 4 Sept 2011 (at AF Carnival)

8. Showcasing of Top 3 Winning Fishes
a) Winners of the Top 3 fishes must submit their entries for a full day’s display during the arofanatics carnival 2011 at OTF on 4 September 2011. Tanks with full accessories will be provided by the Organiser. Winners will be notified on the benching-in and benching-out times at a later date.

b) Those who failed to do so will be disqualified from the competition and their prizes will be forfeited. No excuses will be entertained by the organiser for a no-show on that day.

c) The Owners of the winning fishes are solely responsible for the well-being of their fishes during this event and they will indemnify both the organizers of the competition and the event against any liability should any mishap or fatality happened to their fishes.

9. Distribution of Prizes
All the prizes will be presented at a prize-giving ceremony at the arofanatics carnival 2011 at OTF on 4 September 2011. Winners must attend this event in person to receive the prizes or the prizes will be forfeited and no excuses will be entertained by the Organiser. Please refer to the arofanatics carnival 2011 programme in AF for the time of the prize-giving ceremony.

10. Last Words
Participants are deemed to have read, understood and accepted the rules and regulations and will abide by them unconditionally. Judges’ and Organiser’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entertained during or after the competition. The Organiser reserves the right to amend the rules & regulations and the competition schedule at any time during the competition without prior notification to the participants.

Note: There will not be a Viewers' Choice Contest for this year's online competition.

[wuchun]

i submit 1 entry.Need help on posting video

[wei_yuan86]

2a) "Put your fish in a single tank with white light and heater (optional) but without any divider, tankmates and decorative ornaments."

Hi Dave, would like to clarify if this includes air stones and bits of gravel here and there?
Thanks!

[dave6238]

Hi wy86, airstones n gravels are ok... i am more concerned about objects in the tank that might block the view of the fish......

[wei_yuan86]

Originally Posted by dave6238

Hi wy86, airstones n gravels are ok... i am more concerned about objects in the tank that might block the view of the fish......

Thanks for the clarification

All the best n good luck to all entrants/competitors

[BubbleBubble]

Where to sign up?...

[dave6238]

Originally Posted by BubbleBubble

Where to sign up?...

BB, no need to sign up... can submit entries by PM or email to me....

Originally Posted by dave6238

2. Entry Procedure
d) Submit the 2 photographs (linked to photobucket) and video clip (linked to youtube) by PM in AF to dave6238 or by email to dave_ai@hotmail.com together with your name, AF nick, home address, hand-phone number and transaction reference number of your entry fee payment .

[Ong88]

Time to groom & shoot.

Nine days to go.

Originally Posted by flowerhornboy

All the best n good luck to all entrants/competitors

Hope to see your nice collection in competition bro.

[KAO LUO]

Originally Posted by BubbleBubble

Where to sign up?...

ha ,,,,, Hear your fish ,, now groom til swee swee si bo ? , enjoy bro ...